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Edgar “Butch” Torrecampo

Sept. 17, 1956 – Oct. 21, 2009 Edgar “Butch” Torrecampo, 53, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2009 at his home in Suisun City, California. Edgar is the oldest of seven children and was born on Sept. 17, 1956, in Manila, Philippines, to Abelardo and Rosalia Torrecampo. During his high school years, Butch earned top honors [...]

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‘Slumdog’ kids’ truancy threatens trust fund

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A trustee for the child stars of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ says the kids’ poor school attendance is putting their trust fund at risk. Trustee Noshir Dadrawala says Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail is only showing up at school 37 percent of the time and Rubina Ali has only a 27 percent attendance rate. He [...]

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Pot-dispensary ban gains steam in Suisun

DAILY REPUBLIC SUISUN CITY — Suisun City is wasting little time in ensuring its town doesn’t become home to any controversial medical marijuana dispensaries. One month after the Suisun City Council approved a 45-day moratorium to keep the businesses out of town, the council is expected to vote on a permanent ban as early as [...]

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Fairfield police log

Wednesday, Oct. 28 12:00 a.m. — DRUNK DRIVING DOVER AV/DICKSON HILL RD 12:05 a.m. — MISC DETAIL DOVER AV/DICKSON HILL RD 12:19 a.m. — OCCP SUSP VEH 1700 Block of W TEXAS ST 12:29 a.m. — CITIZEN ASSIST 1000 Block of WEBSTER ST 12:32 a.m. — TRAFFIC STOP W TEXAS ST/OLIVER RD 12:33 a.m. — [...]

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Suisun City police log

Wednesday, Oct. 28 5:06 a.m. — SECURITY CHECK PLAZA 5:26 a.m. — TRAFFIC STOP MARINA BL/RAILROAD AV 5:35 a.m. — SECURITY CHECK 2 HARBOR CENTER 5:44 a.m. — SECURITY CHECK SUNSET AV/HWY 12 5:55 a.m. — FOLLOW UP 207 MILBROOK 7:07 a.m. — AUDIBLE ALARM 200 YARROW CT 7:09 a.m. — RPT BURGLARY-VEHICLE 1118 PHEASANT [...]

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Agassi’s publisher withholds e-edition of memoir

AP National Writer NEW YORK — If you’re eager to read Andre Agassi’s memoir, don’t expect to download it any time soon. Agassi’s “Open” will not be available as an e-book when the hardcover comes out, Nov. 9, and publisher Alfred A. Knopf has not set a date for a digital version. “We’re not releasing [...]

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Newton hints latest Vegas show may be last

Associated Press Writer LAS VEGAS — Wayne Newton is telling fans “Danke schoen” after 50 years in Las Vegas and hinting that his latest run could be his last. But the singer synonymous with Sin City says he’s leaving himself an opening in case he wants to perform after April. The man known throughout the [...]

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Bob Barker donates $1M for animal rights

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Former television game show host Bob Barker, who ended episodes of “The Price is Right” by asking viewers to spay and neuter their pets, donated $1 million to Drury University to establish a professorship on animal rights that he hopes will lead to a full undergraduate degree program. Barker, who graduated [...]

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Jay-Z’s ‘Empire’ to be clean for World Series

AP Music Writer NEW YORK— The lyrics to Jay’z “Empire State of Mind” are sometimes as raw as New York, but it looks like the rapper will clean up that language when he performs his city anthem at the World Series. A source close to the rapper who requested anonymity because the person was not [...]

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Halloween celebrations begin in Suisun

DAILY REPUBLIC SUISUN CITY — Suisun City will celebrate all that is dark and scary starting with the Suisun Library’s Halloween party and culminating with Saturday’s Halloween parade Saturday. The Suisun Library is offering a spooky house and Halloween party Thursday geared toward elementary school-aged children. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. with [...]

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Fairfield police log

Tuesday, Oct. 27 12:04 a.m. — SUSPICIOUS PERS 1700 Block of N TEXAS ST 12:10 a.m. — CITIZEN ASSIST TRAVIS BL/N TEXAS ST 12:11 a.m. — MEDICAL EMERGEN TRAVIS BL/N TEXAS ST 12:14 a.m. — FOLLOW UP 1000 Block of WEBSTER ST 12:19 a.m. — BIKE/PED STOP 1600 Block of UNION AV 12:32 a.m. — [...]

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McCain exhorts Obama to make Afghan decision now

WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain is exhorting President Barack Obama to make a decision quickly on sending additional troops to Afghanistan, saying U.S allies are nervous and military commanders are frustrated. McCain said in a nationally broadcast interview today that the war policy in Afghanistan “has been reviewed time and again” and that it’s now [...]

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